Conquest of Cyprus by the Turks: Divergence of the Early Modern Period and Establishment of Status Quo in the Mediterranean by Emrah NAKİ

“…The victory of the Ottomans at Djerba (1560) and the Great Siege of Malta (1565) were perceived as a serious threat to the West and led the Pope to mobilize the Catholic states to build an alliance against the Ottomans. …”
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Characteristics of In Situ Stress and Reservoir Pressure in Deep Coal Seams and Their Influences on Reservoir Depletion: A Field Case Study by Rui Li, Yiyu Lu, Binwei Xia, Wenwen Chen, Hansen Sun

“…The production of coalbed methane resources is greatly dependent on the reservoir depletion process. …”
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Experimental Studies on the Behaviors of New Energy-Saving Concrete Self-Insulating Load-Bearing Block Wall under Low-Cycle Cyclic Loading by Bashir H. Osman, Zhongfan Chen

“…Furthermore, self-contained system can greatly improve the seismic shear capacity of the wall. …”
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Influence of Female Teachers’ Reproductive Health Experiences on Their Work Performance in Schools. by Tuhiriirwe, Hellen, Sekiwu, Denis

“…These findings are of great importance to the Ministry of Education, school administrators, and future researchers they will guide policy formulation to improve the welfare of female teachers at the workplace. …”
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The Impact of Keeping Records in Secondary Schools.A Case Study of St. Charles Lwanga Muko Secondary School in Kabale District by Thomas, Akankwasa

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Design and Construction of Operator-Alcohol Detection Interlock System with Automatic Machine Shutdown and Alarm. by Akampurira, Chrisbus

“…The interlock system has been of great help in countries where they have already been implemented. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Utilization of Dairy and Hospital Waste Waters on Engineering Properties of Concrete. by Bahati, Augustine

“…The quality of mixing water may affect the setting, hardening, and strength of the concrete. Great control of the properties of cement and aggregates is exercised, but the control of the quality of water is often neglected. …”
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The influence of the volatiles on the slag composition for the heating process by Zhao Z.-Y., Zhao J.-X., Cui Y., Lu L., Wang G.-H.

“…The physicochemical properties of slag are of great importance in pyrometallurgy. If there is a volatile component in the slag, evaporation will inevitably occur. …”
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The Effect of Morphological Characteristic of Coarse Aggregates Measured with Fractal Dimension on Asphalt Mixture’s High-Temperature Performance by Hainian Wang, Yin Bu, Yanzhe Wang, Xu Yang, Zhanping You

“…The morphological properties of coarse aggregates, such as shape, angularity, and surface texture, have a great influence on the mechanical performance of asphalt mixtures. …”
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Inhibiting HnRNP L-mediated alternative splicing of EIF4G1 counteracts immune checkpoint blockade resistance in Castration-resistant prostate Cancer by Xumin Zhou, Shilong Cheng, Zhongjie Chen, Jinming Zhang, Jiaqi Wang, Qiang Li, Xumin Zhou

“…However, Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is seriously lack of T cell infiltration, which greatly limits the clinical application of immunotherapy, but the mechanism is unclear. …”
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Optimization of 3D Printed Patterns for the Hybrid Investment Casting Technology by R. Štěpán, V. Krutiš, R. Jelínek, M. Petřík

“…Currently, great emphasis is placed on the production of castings with complex shapes. …”
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Mandibular Canine Dimorphism in Establishing Sex Identity in the Lebanese Population by Fouad Ayoub, Loubna Shamseddine, Mohamad Rifai, Antoine Cassia, Randa Diab, Ibrahim Zaarour, Maria Saadeh, Georges Rouhana

“…The parameters measured in the present study are of great help in sex identification in forensic investigations in the Lebanese adult population.…”
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Preparation and Antibacterial Properties of Substituted 1,2,4-Triazoles by Ionuţ Ledeţi, Vasile Bercean, Anda Alexa, Codruţa Şoica, Lenuţa-Maria Şuta, Cristina Dehelean, Cristina Trandafirescu, Delia Muntean, Monica Licker, Adriana Fuliaş

“…Our results indicate that compounds containing 1,2,4-triazolic moiety have great potential in developing a wide variety of new antibacterial formulations.…”
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Analysis of Natural Aging Behavior of Asphalt Binder in Cold and Arid Region by Shanglin Song, Meichen Liang, Fujin Hou, Honggang Gao, Yufeng Bi, Haixing Zhang, Meng Guo

“…However, the strong UV radiation was a great challenge for asphalt pavement in Northwest China. …”
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Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Cytotoxic Activities of Garcinia nervosa (Clusiaceae) by N. M. U. Seruji, H. Y. Khong, C. J. Kutoi

“…Thus, Garcinia nervosa contains high antioxidativeand anti-inflammation properties, which have great potential in the development of pharmaceutical and dermatological products.…”
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Optimization of Cast-Steel Tubular Circular-Hollow-Section Connections Based on Depth-First Search Algorithm by Kaien Jiang, Ziming Yang, Ju Chen, Guoer Lv, Huafeng Yu

“…The proposed integrated design framework greatly facilitated the successful construction of a three-dimensional joint between a brace and a chord at a T-shaped node. …”
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Ultrastructural Analysis of Leishmania infantum chagasi Promastigotes Forms Treated In Vitro with Usnic Acid by João S. B. da Luz, Erwelly B. de Oliveira, Monica C. B. Martins, Nicácio H. da Silva, Luiz C. Alves, Fábio A. B. dos Santos, Luiz L. S. da Silva, Eliete C. Silva, Paloma L. de Medeiros

“…Leishmaniasis is considered by the World Health Organization as one of the infectious parasitic diseases endemic of great relevance and a global public health problem. …”
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Groundwater Inrush Control and Parameters Optimization of Curtain Grouting Reinforcement for the Jingzhai Tunnel by Gan Li, Weibin Ma, Siming Tian, Zhou Hongbo, Fan Huabin, Wenhao Zou

“…The dominant seepage channel is formed, which greatly increases the probability of water inrush. …”
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Some Investigations on Protease Enzyme Production Kinetics Using Bacillus licheniformis BBRC 100053 and Effects of Inhibitors on Protease Activity by Zahra Ghobadi Nejad, Soheila Yaghmaei, Nazanin Moghadam, Bahareh Sadeghein

“…Due to great commercial application of protease, it is necessary to study kinetic characterization of this enzyme in order to improve design of enzymatic reactors. …”
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Efficient and Fast Differentiation of Human Neural Stem Cells from Human Embryonic Stem Cells for Cell Therapy by Xinxin Han, Liming Yu, Jie Ren, Min Wang, Zhongliang Liu, Xinyu Hu, Daiyu Hu, Yihong Chen, Li Chen, Ying Zhang, Yuehua Liu, Xiaoqing Zhang, Hua He, Zhengliang Gao

“…Aberrance neurogenesis is related with brain injury, and multipotential neural stem cells from human embryonic stem (hES) cells provide a great promise for cell replacement therapies. Optimized protocols for neural differentiation are necessary to produce functional human neural stem cells (hNSCs) for cell therapy. …”
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